Deep in the heart of Texas. Loving my neighbors, except the shitheads. Language nerd. Cat lady. Novice gardener.https://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mrthguagmc2oEvery clever quip I try to pop is so stupid and needy. I'm seeing a hematologise tomorrow for something that's probably nothing. I'm still nervous.30 Jul 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrthguagmc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mrsvm36iqc2dI'm pooped from all the work around the house today. But you can't see it. It was just a hard day of fixing shit I didn't realize I was doing wrong the first time. Live and learn. Right?29 Jul 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsvm36iqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mrsuti4uck2dShout out to all the phantom kitties. Here's Hedy, who may be a figment of my imagination. My Snuffelupagus. Only I can see her.29 Jul 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsuti4uck2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mrpqsze4rc2jA twofer for Tuesday.28 Jul 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpqsze4rc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mrntog7yuk2vI'm enjoying all the Odyssey discourse. Thanks, everyone, for giving me something else to dwell on.27 Jul 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrntog7yuk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mre2oqwiqk2iAre y'all ever unreasonably happy for no good reason? It's so hot, money is tight and the future is iffy. But my to-do list grows shorter, Romulus and all his legs is the cutest kitty ever, and I'm a little drunk. Wishing you an equally happy evening.24 Jul 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre2oqwiqk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mr7644hlzk22The rep from my home warranty just complimented my positive energy. I'm frustrated with them, but not her personally. Poor thing. What must she deal with all day? Emotional self regulation is cool.22 Jul 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7644hlzk22https://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mquugfy7ok2tWhat's up with the popularity votes on #projectrunway ? I just want to see the best designers emerge.17 Jul 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquugfy7ok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mqskr5nmnk2nhttps://share.google/2VLjcKoXw6UDR7AjW do I understand this correctly? Has Nolan taken it upon himself to redeem Odysseus and embellish Homer?17 Jul 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqskr5nmnk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mqscvapkck2sI love it when nature waters the plants for me.16 Jul 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqscvapkck2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mqnnl2fmic2vI grew 5 kinds of tomatoesfrom seeds, but this crazy volunteer is not among them. Anybody else have a glorious, lusty tomato bush? It's trellised and about 6 ft x 3 foot. And about 6 ft tall. I'm living in luxury.15 Jul 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnnl2fmic2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mqdch5a5gk2mI'm sitting here watching my tomatoes grow. Meanwhile, here's my father10 Jul 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdch5a5gk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mpze2zqyys2qIt's Romulus' 6th gotcha day! Here's a selection from the yoda-eared baby's first few weeks. He's still my velcro kitty & my whole 💓07 Jul 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpze2zqyys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mpu4xwxjms2qWoo, it's hot. I wish my phone could tell me my BAC the way it does my blood sugar. That'd be interesting.04 Jul 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpu4xwxjms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mpu3ejq2us2qSautéed Shrimp and Okra – Garden & Gun https://share.google/r9r3U4v6VQXWaIG8u here's a gift to all you home gardeners with more okra and tomatoes than you know what to do with.04 Jul 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpu3ejq2us2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mpu35st3fk2qJust defied death by peeling and deveining 2 lbs of shrimp with a knife that wasn't up to the task while drunk.04 Jul 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpu35st3fk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3moxryqvxa22t🐝 what do you mean mammajamma isn't a word?23 Jun 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxryqvxa22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mok24p4tw22gSomebody please come and knock me upside the head with a blunt, heavy object. I'm doing my best but sleep isn't it Interested in me tonight.18 Jun 2026 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mok24p4tw22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mobhjrxs2k2zJust ate a salad of tomatoes and cucumbers i grew and I feel like I turned lead into gold. Gardening is magic.14 Jun 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobhjrxs2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mnz24zz6nk2oI'm so proud Hedy figured out how to use the on-demand feeder! It automatically opens when she approaches, and for such a skitty kitty she overcame her hesitations pretty quick. Romulus is not so thrilled with her achievement. #cats #catsofbluesky11 Jun 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz24zz6nk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mnxmfkas222aI'm positively giddy about my new quest to see how many colors of okra I can grow. I hope they make different colored blossoms.10 Jun 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxmfkas222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mnoesnw4a22zSomething weird happens in your 50s and you become interested in gardening. Or maybe it's the state of the world and the impending food collapse. I'm harvesting peas and okra and squash and peppers, happy as a clam. Plus with your hands in the dirt you can't doom scroll.07 Jun 2026 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoesnw4a22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mmyw3j4ghc2qWhy you sitting like a lil man, lil man? #cats #catsofbluesky29 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyw3j4ghc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mmpwqo7dlc25My friend and his two college age kids came to bring Romulus a gift today. My cat has a fan club 😻 and it warms my heart. They don't believe i have a 2nd cat. So here's Hedy, awaiting her bedtime snack. A) proof of existence. B) she wouldn't hate a virtual fan club (but you better never come over)26 May 2026 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpwqo7dlc25https://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mmhiaspgcs2vRomulus enjoying a belly* massage. That pile of stuff behind him should be on a table, not the couch, but he knocked over a glass of tea on the table to create a diversion so I would put down my tamales and eggs. *this belly contains tamales and eggs #cats #catsofbluesky #noregrets #wasIplundered22 May 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhiaspgcs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mlrsw2uljk23My god, why won't the brain click off?14 May 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrsw2uljk23https://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mlafqcd7ss25I'm still gonna get every vax I can get my hands on and take pills people in white coats prescribe and all, but y'all, I got some cupping and acupuncture this week that put my junker body back to about 80% good. Relief. Magical.07 May 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlafqcd7ss25https://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3ml74h65ozs25In my efforts to save the planet by composting, I have added 3 plastic under-sink compost pails to landfill trash in the last 8 years. This time I got a little steel & enameled campstove and I'm delighted it will the last compost pail I'll ever need.06 May 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74h65ozs25https://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mkxntpn45s2pSlightly diminish a book In the Neighborhood of the Milling Crowd [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxntpn45s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mobrantley.bsky.social/post/3mksub4lec22hRomulus enjoying a quick brain massage. #catsofbluesky01 May 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:ju63wuloboompsuiifvp2b2b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksub4lec22h